Unemployment rate (total, youth)

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of people who want to work but cannot find a job (ILO modeled estimate).

2016: 3.65% → 2025: 2.68% (down 0.97 pp). Highest: 2020 (3.93%).

Tap a point or bar in a chart, a map tile or a table row to see the figure and a plain explanation here.

Unemployment rate (total, youth) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearTotal (15+)Youth (15–24)
20163.6510.145
20173.6539.781
20183.82410.12
20193.7469.827
20203.93110.143
20213.6398.055
20222.8576.638
20232.6755.405
20242.7846.434
20252.6836.695

Share · Save

Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate); Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=KR

🛡️ More in Insurance, pensions & employment

All statistics

Found this useful? Please share it.

Send it to classmates working on the same report — it opens with the period and items you chose.

X Facebook Threads